University of South Florida Purchases a DIVA from Accent for their WAMI Center.

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BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2002

Accent Optical Technologies (www.accentopto.com), a leading supplier of optoelectronics and silicon semiconductor process control systems, today announced the sale of a DIVA Dynamic I(V) Analyzer to the Wireless and Microwave Center (WAMI) in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida in Tampa.

DIVA is a pulsed current voltage measurement instrument that performs measurements under conditions that are representative of the physical conditions that exist in practical RF, microwave and millimeter wave circuits.

Professor Larry Dunleavy, Director of the WAMI Center said, "Pulsed I-V measurements, like DIVA can provide, are indispensable for non-linear transistor model development. Additionally, they have applications in diode modeling." The WAMI Center is part of the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of South Florida College of Engineering, and focuses on industry-oriented research and a strong wireless circuits and systems curriculum leading to BSEE, MSEE, and Ph.D. degrees. A Graduate Certificate in Wireless Engineering is also available. For additional information, go to http://ee.eng.usf.edu/WAMI/.

Raj Mundhe, VP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development said, "Accent Optical Technologies is thrilled that the renowned WAMI Lab in University of South Florida has chosen DIVA as the device modeling platform to train future generations of RF and Microwave Engineers." DIVA was launched by Accent in Q3 of 2001 and has experienced rapid market acceptance. For sales information, please contact: 1-800- 900-0955 (US), [phone] (UK) or email [e-mail].

Accent Optical Technologies (www.accentopto.com) is a leading supplier of optoelectronic and silicon process control systems. The company's legacy dates backs over 300 years to its optical instrument manufacturing roots in York, England. It serves leading manufacturers of laser diodes, VCSELs, HBTs and high electron mobility transistors and supplies optical CD measurement, thin film characterization and optical lithography feedback control systems to leading silicon device manufacturers. Accent Optical Technologies a privately held company headquartered in Bend, Oregon, operates in 19 countries with more than 280 employees, including over 70 technologists.